That’s been my opinion all along. I didn’t have a single nice looking build before the update, as I wasn’t a fan of the lack of realistic texture on most blocks. Igneous stone went from a cartoonish kids game looking block to something that actually tricks my eyes into thinking it has depth.
The ray tracing looks very cool but I think it would hurt my builds. Especially wherever I have heavy lighting behind layered glass which already creates a hazy lighting effect.